Longer Description: The benefits of learning improvisation to help develop better communication skills are huge. Think about it, improvisers are great listeners; applying improve techniques greatly increases the capacity to actively listen and respond.

In this workshop experience you will focus on hyperactive listening – to not only hear the words that another player is offering, but to also understand the emotional context of what they mean. We work in exercises to teach flexibility in actions and responses in improv, in business and in daily life.

How we talk and when we talk are also part of the communication equation and this workshop examines the subtle signals that may be sabatoguing your attempts to be clear.

Through exercises and fun, interactive games you will write your own prescription for better communication skills and won’t require a needle.

Workshop/seminar length: 1 hour, 4 hour or all day session.

Group size: 20 average – larger groups require extra instructors.

Direct benefits to participants:

1 hour –

* Discover the latest in non-verbal communication
* Participate in three hyperactive listening exercises
* Laugh and learn
* Receive a handout of the do’s and don’t for better communication

4 hours –

* Discover the latest in non-verbal communication
* Participate in four hyperactive listening exercises
* Laugh and learn
* Learn how to participate effectively in group discussions
* Gain insight into how to encourage the non-talkers to talk and the talkers to listen
* Receive a customized resource guide for better communication

All day sessions –

* Discover the latest in non-verbal communication
* Participate in five hyperactive listening exercises
* Laugh and have a fun time
* Learn how to participate effectively in group discussions
* Insight into how to encourage the non-talkers to talk and the talkers to listen
* Explore new and unusual ways of communicating
* Receive a customized resource guide for better communication

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